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chǎn = ch + an3
to express / to disclose / to enlighten / to open
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How to pronounce 阐

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

阐 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
mén = m + (e)n2
gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
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shàn = sh + an4
surname Shan
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dān = d + an1
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]
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Characters with 阐 as component

阐 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 阐

to expound (a position) / to elaborate (on a topic) / to treat (a subject)
to elucidate / to explain clearly / to expound
to explain / to expound / to interpret / elucidation

Sentences with 阐

阐 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chǎn

to express / to disclose / to enlighten / to open

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